FUL-Recreation Fee Technician

US National Park Service; Bar Harbor (ME); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia National Park seeks a Recreation Fee Technician (GS-0503-07) for a career-seasonal appointment with a roughly 9½ month work season. The position includes duties such as collecting fees and performing fee compliance checks, using fee program equipment like POS and tablets, and working within a park service environment.

Applicants must meet Time-in-Grade requirements and provide hours-per-week information on their resume; a minimum of one year of specialized experience at the GS-06 level is

Qualifications

• At least one full year of specialized experience at GS-06 level.
• Experience collecting fees and performing fee compliance checks.
• Experience using fee program equipment (POS, tablets, automated fee machines).
• Hours per week must be stated in the resume for credit.

Job description

You will serve as a FUL-Recreation Fee Technician for the Acadia National Park. This is a Career-Seasonal appointment-a permanent position with full federal benefits. The work season is approximately 9½ months (20 of 26 pay periods). The employee is typically placed in non-pay status from January 10 through April 3.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/14/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Experience

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Recreation Fee Technician, GS-0503-07. Examples of specialized experience: Examples include, collecting fees at various stations, conducting fee compliance checks, using fee program equipment (POS, tablets, automated fee machines). You must include hours per week worked.

Volunteer Experience:

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.